Means of identification



I. C. REEVES.

IVIEANS OF IDENTIFICATION. APPLlcAloN FILED oc?. 2e. |921.

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Be it known that JOHN C. REEVES, a citizenv ofv the United States, residing at Huntsville,in the county oflfiadison and State of Arkansas, has invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Means of identification, of which the following is a specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. 'i

This invention relates to means of identi# ication and has relation more particularly t a means of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with automobiles, and it is an object of the invention to provide a means of identilcation' which includes a member adapted to be attached to the vehicle and Containing' certain identifying data, together with a second member adapted to be retained by the owner 'lor other authorized user of the vehicle, said second member containing substantially the same identifying data as the member attached to the vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to rovide a means of identification inclu ing lthree members, each containing similarl identifyingdata, one of said members-being adaptedt be attached to the vehicle in a position to be open to general View, the second of said members being adapted to be attached to the motor of the vehicle or othernormally concealed part of the car, and the third member being adapted to be retained by the owner or other authorized user of the vehicle.

The invention consists lin the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my im proved means of identification whereby cer-I tain importantadvantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more 'better understood,

moval by an annular member side of-the plate 5 is Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View taken through the member illustrated in Figure l; igure 3 is an elevational view of a secoiie member comprised in my improved means; Figure t is a plan view of a third member comprised in my improved means; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken through the member illustrated in Figure fi. As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, A,B`and C denote three separate meiiibers comprised in my improved means of identification, the member to be attached to an automobile in a position open to general view and preferably secured to the windshield, the member B being adapted to be retained by the owner or other authorized user of the vehicle, and the meniber C being adapted to be attached to the vmotor of the car or other normally concealed part of the vehicle.

The member A comprises a case l having each of its side facesclosed by a crystal 2 preferably threaded within the oase l. E1ach of the crystals 2 is held against re- 3 heldin applied position by the rivets 4.

Before the crystals 2 are applied, a plate 5 or the like is inserted within the case'l and the opposite sides or faces of said plate are provided with identifying' data for exposure through the crystals 2. The data. upon one preferably two photographs of the owner or other authorized -user of the car, one of said photographs being a front view of such person and the second photograph a side view of said person. This side or face of the plate 5 also has produced thereon the name and type of the car, together with the name of the owner or other authorized user with the license number of said person, together with the motor number. If desired, other identifying data may also be employed.

The opposite face of the plate 5 has produced thereon data identifying in detail the person whose photographs or pictures are on the opposite side of the plate, such data being preferably, age, height, Weight, color of eyes, color of hair, complexion, occupation, race, and linger prints.

D denotesa bracket herein disclosed as substantially semicircular in form and provided at its central portion with an outwardly directed arm 6 provided at its free end portion with the clamping jaws 7 where- A being adapted lOO by the bracket D may be effectively secured to a vvindshield or the like and ina position whereby the member A associated therewith may be exposedfor general view.

p The extremitiesof the bracketlD are provided With the inwardly directedpairs of spaced ears 8 between which extend diametrically opposed portions ofthe assembled device A. Rivets are directed through the l0' ears 8 and the case 1 whereby the member A is effectively'secured to the bracket Dv and againstseparation therefrom.

It is also preferred that the outer surfaces of the member A and particularly the case l and annular members 3 be polished or otherwise treated so as to conceal the location of the rivets 4 so that said rivets cannot be readily located by one whomight try to substitute a second plate 5 for the one Within the member A.`

The member B isconstructed in substan- Atially the same manner asthe `member A and annular member 11 riveted, welded or otherwise securely attached to the motor and which retains a crystal 12 overlying a plate 14. The plate 14 has produced thereon ceri tain identifying data for exposure through the crystal 12, said data being also common to certain of the data carried by the mem,

bers A and B.

The data carried by the member C' is preferably the name of the owner orother authorized user of the vehicle, together With his address, -the license number, 4and the typp7 of the car. c I ith the use of my improved means of identification, it can bevreadily determined whether or not the automobile is being oper..

ated by an authorized person and, therefore,

be in possession of a member B corresponding to the data carried by the members A` and'C.

From the foregoi description itv is thought to be obvious t ata means of identiy fication constructed in accordance with my. invention is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and' facility with Whichit may -be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification lWithout departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim A means of identification for the purpose described including an annular case memi ber, a member provided with identifying data -arranged Within the case member, transparent members 'arranged upon op` posite sides of the' member and Withinthe case member, annular members abutting the side faces of said transparent members and of said annular case member, rivets extend-- ingthrough said annular members and said case member, a bracket embodying spaced arms each `provided at the end thereof with spaced ears, rivets on substantially opposite sides of said means of identification extending through said ears, and means carried by the, bracket for attaching the same in applied position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. f

JOHN C. REEVES. 

